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4 1 2. The OUT Board does not have alternate members. 2 3 3. Members shall represent demographic, geographic, cultural and 4 professional characteristics, as follows: 5 a. Seven members, one from each township in Orange County. 6 b. Six at-large members, with expertise or specific interests in the following areas: 7 (The six bullets are fine as written.) 8 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 10 approve the resolution, with the editorial changes, approving the board-specific policies for the 11 advisory boards referenced and approving two amendments to the Orange County Board of 12 County Commissioners' Advisory Board Policy and authorize the Chair to sign the attached 13 resolution. 14 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 15 16 L Report on Library Interoperability 17 The Board considered the Library Interoperability Report from the Town and County 18 Managers and Library Staff for Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill, and authorizing 19 staff to proceed with implementation of the first four (4) short term objectives. 20 Commissioner Jacobs said that he asked to have this pulled in order for the public to 21 hear a presentation about the steps the County is taking to work on interoperability of Library 22 Services. He asked Library Services Director Lucinda Munger to give a brief report. 23 Library Services Director Lucinda Munger said that this past fall the staff of the Chapel 24 Hill Public Library and the Orange County Public Library held several meetings to go over the 25 issue of interoperability. This was part of a signed interlocal agreement between both parties. 26 The discussions were very cooperative. The report is the outcome of those sessions. The goal 27 is to improve access for all Orange County residents and to continue to provide high quality 28 library services throughout the County. These are the two primary goals. These were divided 29 into short-term objectives. She thanked the Chapel Hill Library staff who worked on this very 30 cooperatively. 31 Commissioner Jacobs asked about the contribution to the Chapel Hill Library system 32 and Lucinda Munger said that it would be $460,000 for the next fiscal year, which is a 3% 33 increase over the current year. 34 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded Commissioner Hemminger to 35 approve the Library Interoperability Report from the Town and County Managers and Library 36 Staff for Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill, and authorize staff to proceed with 37 implementation of the first four (4) short term objectives. 38 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 39 40 a. Minutes 41 The Board approved the minutes from September 6 and 13, 2012 as submitted by the 42 Clerk to the Board. 43 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Release/Refunds 44 The Board adopted a release/refund resolution, which is incorporated by reference, related 45 to 53 requests for motor vehicle property tax releases or refunds in accordance with 46 NCGS. 47 c. Property Tax Releases 48 The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release property 49 values for seventy-three (73) taxpayer requests that will result in a reduction of revenue in 50 accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105-381 .